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Love and Self-esteem

The path to self-acceptance

Learn to let go of unrealistic expectations and develop good qualities by practicing self-acceptance and…

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Meditation

Hearing, thinking, and meditating

Teaching on a text that was written in response to a debate in Tibet in…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Name and form

Teaching from Chapter 7, covering the third link according to the Pali tradition and explaining…

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Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Working with fear and anxiety

How to work with fear and anxiety that arise based on the afflictions and transform…

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Help and harm

Covering Verses 97-105 of Chapter 6 on how we can see those who harm us…

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Volume 3 Samsara, Nirvana, and Buddha Nature

Consciousness

Teaching from Chapter 7, explaining the third link of the twelve links of dependent origination,…

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Monastic Life

Imbued with the Buddhist worldview

How the monastic mind is imbued with the Buddhist worldview and differs from worldly values.

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Praise and reputation

Looking at the disadvantages of attachment to praise and blame, covering Verses 90-98 of Chapter…

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Antidotes to Afflictions

Meditation on antidotes to jealousy

A guided meditation on identifying the faults of jealousy and apply antidotes to reduce jealousy…

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Monastic Life

Being mindful of the kindness of others

Being aware of the kindness of others inspires us to develop patience and tolerance.

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